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Colleen Murray
- Nov 11, 2018
- 3 min
The Intentionally Forgotten
Library and Archives Canada finished digitizing the service files of Canadian Soldiers in WW1 earlier this year. The completion of this...
Colleen Murray
- Sep 12, 2018
- 3 min
EPL's Heritage Collection is circulating!
Edmonton Public Library kept their best genealogy books in what was called the Heritage Room of the downtown Stanley Milner library....
Colleen Murray
- Sep 11, 2018
- 1 min
Lecture tonight on Irish Palatines
Photo we took of Adare Manor during a visit a few years ago. Tonight, I am giving a talk at the Alberta Genealogical Society, at the...
Colleen Murray
- May 29, 2018
- 5 min
Granny Hogan and family lore
Moonshine Still, public domain, courtesy of Flikr Creative Commons, posted by UNC Library Commons. I'm sharing this story so that it is...
Colleen Murray
- May 25, 2018
- 2 min
Privacy Policy
What information we collect: We collect information that you provide to us when contacting us via email or filling out our online contact...
Colleen Murray
- Feb 27, 2018
- 2 min
Free access to The Catholic Register
I will admit that I had no knowledge of The Catholic Register newspaper prior to learning that they were offering free access to their...
Colleen Murray
- Feb 9, 2018
- 1 min
Personal Genome Sequencing
I just listened to a fascinating discussion on CBC Radio: The Current on personal genome sequencing. Although we have become used to...
Colleen Murray
- Dec 7, 2017
- 1 min
Gift ideas for the genealogist
The holidays are coming, and this genealogist has been working on her Christmas list. The battle of the DNA testing companies has led to...
Colleen Murray
- Nov 23, 2017
- 1 min
Genealogy on CBC
This morning I happened to hear an interview on CBC radio on the program "The Current". Author A.J. Jacobs was being interviewed...
Colleen Murray
- Oct 25, 2017
- 3 min
Society Blue Books
Recently, a friend introduced me to the Blue Book, a society Who’s Who guide. Several editions from the early 1900’s for the Toronto area...
Colleen Murray
- Oct 5, 2017
- 2 min
FamilySearch Indexing Event
October 20 to 22 is FamilySearch’s Worldwide Indexing Event. This is one weekend a year, where FamilySearch, the digitizer and provider...
Colleen Murray
- Sep 18, 2017
- 1 min
Upcoming Genealogy class Nov. 4th
The Edmonton branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society is hosting a workshop on November 4th entitled Introduction to Research. Students...
Colleen Murray
- Aug 27, 2017
- 1 min
A busy week!
Due to my post on August 3rd, I had a very busy week with the media! My top 100 genealogy blog listing led to CBC RadioActive wanting to...
Colleen Murray
- Aug 19, 2017
- 2 min
Advances in Royal Irish Constabulary Research
This week I have been preparing for a talk that I am giving on the Royal Irish Constabulary (the RIC). The talk will be on September 12...
Colleen Murray
- Aug 12, 2017
- 1 min
Starting off right
Many of us do genealogy for the thrill of the hunt. Sometimes that means we aren't as careful in documentation and organization as we...
Colleen Murray
- Aug 3, 2017
- 1 min
Blog award!
I received some great news this week! This blog has received an award from Feedspot for being one of the top 100 genealogy blogs. You can...
Colleen Murray
- Aug 1, 2017
- 1 min
Roots Sand Sculpture
I recently visited the Parksville, British Columbia Sand Sculpting Competition & Exhibition and saw this lovely sandcastle by Delayne...
Colleen Murray
- Jul 16, 2017
- 1 min
A sense of urgency
As most genealogists have already heard by now, FamilySearch is discontinuing its microfilm lending program. Although the news has been...
Colleen Murray
- Mar 9, 2017
- 1 min
House History links
Links for researching Historic homes: Canada’s Historic Places: http://www.historicplaces.ca/ Alberta Register of Historic Places:...
Colleen Murray
- Mar 7, 2017
- 1 min
Speaking engagement
Tomorrow night, I am excited to be speaking to the Postscripts Special Interest Group at the Alberta Genealogical Society’s Edmonton...